"clerocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clerocracies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi Etymology: From Latin clerus [Term?] + -cracy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|clerus}} Latin clerus, {{affix|en||-cracy}} [Term?] + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} clerocracy (countable and uncountable, plural clerocracies)
  1. government by clerics Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (Translations): clerocrazia [feminine] (Italian)

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